Apparatus for generating and carbureting hydrogen gas



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W. GOLLINGS. I APPARATUS FOR GENERATING AND GARBURETING HYDROGEN GAS.

Patented July 31 WITNESSES N PETERS. Fhako-Llihngraphcr. Wishmgtnm D c (No Model.)- 2 Sheets$heet. 2.

W; UOLLINGS.

APPARATUS FOR GENERATING AND GARBURETING HYDROGEN GAS.

N0. 282,169. Patented July 31, 1883.

WITNESSES INAVENTOQ 10. such as will enable ot and it has I I that may be easily ope .These objects I att .25 and Fig. 3, a detached view 0 with suitable material provided with an inv 3 5- having legs 0, by wh I ber, D, which isfrustu 40 top, is provided witha chamber, H, and a 0 the chamber I-I.

1 UNITED STATES P I WILLIAM ooimmes, on Arron, IOWA JOSEPH YEAGER, J. w. MoOLELLE PLACE. p n n I AP A Tus FOR GENERATING AND To all whom; it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM COLLINGS, a' citizen of the United States, residing at Afton, in the county of Union and State of Iowa, have 5 invented certain new and useful Improvements in Apparatus for Generating and Garbureting Hydrogen Gas for Illuminating Purposes; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, hers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. This invention relates to certain improvements in apparatus for generating and carbureting hydrogen gas for illuminating purposes; for its objects to provide an appawill be compact and inexpensive, rated, and that will be eration after being properly fully hereinafter specified. ain by the means illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 represents a vertical sectional view of my improved apparatus; Fig. 2, a hori. zontal sectional View on the line 00 w of Fig. 1; representing-a for closing the ratus that automatic in its op charged, as more modified form of the device generating-chamber.

The letter A indicates a cylindrical or other suitably-shaped vessel, constructed of or lined to withstand the action of acid. The said chamber is open at the top, as indicated. I

The letter B indicates a cylindrical vessel, erted conical bottom,and ich it is supported within the vessel lnythe upper part of the cham ber B, and passing through its top, is a chamm-shaped, and has a per: E. The said chamber, at its cover, F, which may be clamped tightly to its seat by means of the bolts and clamp-nuts G, in order to prevent the escape of gas. Surrounding that portion of the chamber D within the chamber B is a bove said chamber H, and

t by a short pipe, K, is

forated bottom,

I communicating with i located a chamber, K. Within the said chamber K isja smallchamber, L, from which ex.- I tend a series of tapering tubes downward into. The chambers K and D are I SPEGIFIGATION'forming part of Letters Pate f H npplicationfiledilune 53,1883. (No modeL) connected by means chambers D and L P, having a valve,

Ward from the u the lower part 0 hereinafter exp cates a drain with a suitable v wastemay be dra Theletter U indi the top of the ch with a screw-cap provided wit tube, W, into which extends the upper end of I the float-rod X, by means of the liquid in the chamber K is tube S is provided with a operated by a v as shown.

g top,.and the cover is then The chamber H is then hydrocarbon up indicated by fore mention and water is til it reache when it will rising, will come in cont or zinc, generatin tioned, and thence dow chamber H, through the described. Here it wil from thence passed into the cha through the connectin pass through a pipe, carbureting-chamber is filled th B, provided with a sore raising the float until the cated by the float-rod. that the outer wall of th toward the bottom to form the water in the outer vessel, A, from striking said wall and condensin chamber.

,\ AssIeNoR or THREE-FOURTHS" 'ro CARBURETING" HYDROGEN o s.

nt No. 282,169,dated July e1, 1383.

of a shortpipe, M, havy-operating valve, N. The connect by means of a tube, R. The letter S indicates a ng an automaticall tube leading downf the vessel B, for the purpose lained; and the letter T indi- -pipe, which should be provided alve or cook, whereby the cates a pipe e xtending from amber H, whi

ch is provided ha closed glass which the level of indicated. The valve, V, which is alve-rod, Z, extending upward, The operation of my invention is as follows: e chamber D is charged with scrap-iron or ranulated zinc through the opening at the securely fastened. charged with liquid to a proper level, as will be the float-rod in the glass tube beed. A nixture of sulphuric acid then poured into the vessel A uns above the level of the tube S', pass into the chamber 13, and, act with the iron scrap g hydrogen gas, which will ass into the small chamber L, before menn into the carburetingtapering tubes above 1 be carbureted, and mber above g-pipe K, and will then A, to the burners. The

rough a tube, L w-cap, O, gradually I proper level is indi- It will be observed e chamber is tapered a gas-space, to keep g the vapor in the Having thus described my invention, wh I N, AND JOSHUA KEATING, 0F SAME pper part of the vessel A into 6o wn off from the chamber 13..

claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, all arranged to operate substantially as speciis 7 4 fied.

1. The combination, in a machine for gen- 2. The combination,with the frustum-shaped I crating and carbureting hydrogen gas, of an chamber, provided with a perforated bottom,

5 outer vessel adapted to contain acidulated' and the inner chamber, within which it is 10- 20 water, an inner vessel communicating with cated, of the surrounding chamber and consaid outer vessel by a suitable valved pipe, a nections for charging and conducting the gas frustum-shaped chamber having a perforated to the carburetor. bottom and extending through the top of the In testimony whereof I affix my signature in 10 inner vessel, and provided with a suitable top, presence of two Witnesses.

a carbureting-chamber surrounding the lower part of the frustum-shaped chamber, the cham- WILLIAM COLLINGS. ber communicating with the frustum-shaped chamber, the tapered pipes, and the upper \Vitnesses:

15 chamber communicating with the frustum- J ENNIE PERKINS,

- shaped chamber by means of a valved pipe, FLORA J. MCCREERY.

the exit-pipe, and filling and discharge pipes, 

